601
FNUS73 KLMK 151307
FWSLMK
SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 22...US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
907 AM EDT MON APR 15 2013
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE AREA AS WELL AS A
GOOD INVERSION AROUND 6 KFT WILL KEEP THE AREA DRY TODAY. MOISTURE
TRAPPED UNDER THE INVERSION WILL RESULT IN MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES FOR
THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON WITH CLOUD HEIGHTS AROUND 3-5
KFT. THE INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND MOISTURE DISPERSE BUT
NOT UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING RESULTING IN PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES AND BETTER MIXING. ALSO AT THE SURFACE...A DECENT
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL EXIST IN SOUTHERLY FLOW RESULTING IN
SURFACE WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH AND TRANSPORT WINDS OF 10-20 MPH. DUE
TO AN OPEN GULF...MOISTURE WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY HIGH THROUGHOUT
THE DAY WITH HUMIDITIES BOTTOMING OUT IN THE 50 PERCENT RANGE.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 54 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2900-4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........68 67 66 66 65 63 62 61 61
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............65 67 69 70 71 72 72 72 71
RH..............58 56 55 55 55 53 55 55 57
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 85 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM
SKY (%).........61 61 61 61 61 61 61 63 68 72 77 82
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TEMP............69 68 66 65 64 64 63 62 62 61 61 61
RH..............63 65 70 73 75 75 81 81 81 84 84 84
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 62 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900-3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 14
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........84 84 83 82 82 81 80 79 76 72 69 66
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TEMP............61 64 66 68 70 71 72 73 74 74 73 73
RH..............84 78 74 70 68 66 65 64 63 62 63 64
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10
FORECASTER...A.SCHOETTMER
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN WINTERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130415.UNIT2.01/LMK
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